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osteoplasty /os·teo·plas·ty/ (-plas″te) plastic surgery of the bones.
os·te·o·plas·ty (st--plst)
n.
1. Surgical repair or alteration of bone. Also called bone grafting.
2. In dentistry, surgical resection of bony structures to form or correct the contour of the gums.
osteoplasty
[o′stē·əplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, osteon, bone, plassein, to mold
plastic surgery performed on bone tissue.
osteoplasty [os´te-o-plas″te]
plastic surgery of the bones.
osteoplasty (os´tēōplastē),
n a surgical procedure to modify or change the configuration of a bone.
osteoplasty
plastic surgery of the bones.
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